Drapery hanger



July 26, I H. P. JONES DRAPERY HANGER Filed Oct. 19, 1931 INVENTOR HELEN P. azvss,

Patented July 26, 1932 UNITED STATES HELEN 1'. JONES, 01 PORT WASHINGTON, YORK nnunar 3mm.

. c Application filed October 19, 1981. Serial No. 589,738,.

My invention relates to means for hanging curtains, draperies, portieres, wall hangings, etc., WhlCh for convenience may be termed draperies. Modern decoration makes exten- 6 sive use of draperies which are plaited or gathered along the upper edge into what are commonly termed pinch plaits or French headings. It has been customary to stitch or sew the cloth or fabric for this purpose.

1 This operation is an expensive and difficult one and frequently results in injury to the fabric, at least it establishes definite and fixed positions for the plaits.

The main object of my invention is to provide a construction which can be readily applied by anyone without stitching or pinning.

Another object is to provide a form which will insure uniformity in the plaits.

Another object is to provide means for 29 hanging draperies in such a way that the draperies can be readily detached for washing, dry cleaning, etc.

The preferred form of my invention contemplates the use of a series of separate hangers adapted to be secured to the upper edge of the drapery and to be independently su ported from a rod or curtain pole.

ach of these hangers is formed of resilient metal such as tempered steel and provided with a seriesof looped portions constituting expansible and contractible fabric gripping fingers or knuckles. Each hanger has its own ring or hook for supporting it on a rod or wire.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of draperies showing the general efi'ect produced by the use of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view of one form of hanger.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Fig. 5 is a side view and partial section of a modification.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the upper part of 45 the device of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a bottom lan view of the lower end of the device of Fig. 5.

In the drawing I have illustrated curtains 88 supported by a rod 9.

The body of the hanger is preferably formed of resilient sheet metal such as tempered steel, plated or otherwise constructed or coated to prevent corrosion. The metal is bent or formed into a loop-like structure having a number of fingers such as 10, 11 and 12 with grooves such as 13 and 14 between them. The adjacent fingers are biased toward each other so that material thrust into the groove or throat between the adjacent fingers will be gripped and securely held by the spring action of the fingers. These fingers are of such a shape, size and number as to produce the desired shape of plait when the fabric is secured in place. is applied-to the holder by simply laying the fabric against the outer ends of the fingers and then tucking portions of the fabric into the spaces between the respective fingers.

Preferably the fingers are tapered somewhat as shown in the drawing so as to be narrower at the bottom than at the top. This tapering. thus gives a corresponding tapered effect to the appearance of the plait and makes it unnecessary to stitch or tack the fabric.

The fabric Each hanger is preferabl provided with some form of ring or hoo hangers may be supported from a rod or wire. The device shown embodiesboth a hook and a ring. It may be formed of. wire having a ring portion 15, which can be su ported and travel on a rod or wire, and a downwardly extending hook-like portion 16 which may be supported on the edge of a flat rod or the like, so that the hangers can be attached or detached without the necessity of taking down the rod. The opposite end of the supporting device is in the form of an upwardly extending hook 17 adapted to be detachably connected to one of the fingers of the hanger as, for instance, by insertion in front of a cut out loop 18 in the center.

In the form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 an additional means is provided for gripping the drapery beneath the upper part of the plait. This additional means may consist of gripping jaws 20-20 with a space 21 between them. The ends 22 of these jaws constitute handles by means of which the jaws may be separated to facilitate engageby which the ment with the fabric and the formation of special small laits. These gripping jaws are supported by wires 23 which have hooks 24 at their upper ends adapted to be inserted upwardly in the spaces 25 and hooked over the rear portions 26 of the main body of the hanger. Such a devicecan be attached to the main holder or detached when desired.

The main body shown in Figs. 5 and 6 may be supported from a rod by a hook attached in exactly the same manner as in the form shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

It should be understood that the hanger may have any number of spring fingers or loops so as to provide plaits with two, three or more parts. The size of the hanger and the size of the fingers will depend upon the type of material of the drapery, that is, for instance heavy portieres would ordinarily require larger and heavier hangers than material of lighter weight. The coarser textures ordinarily require larger plaits.

It will be seen that the invention provides means for supporting the draperies without any stitching or the use of any pins. The draperies can be quickly removed from the hangers when desired. The invention makes it convenient to change the number of plaits in a iven drapery with a minimum amount of la or and without injury to the fabric.

It should be understood that the hangers may be applied either to the extreme upper edge of the drapery or at points lower down so that the upper edge of the drapery may be used to entirely conceal the ro and the rings or hooks.

It should be .understood that various changes in details of construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. A drapery hanger comprising a plurality of spring fingers biased toward each other so as to rovide gripping fingers for holding a fabric between the respective fingers and means for detachably supporting the hanger on a rod, said means being provided with an upwardly extending hook on its front end and one of the spring fingers being provided with a socket for detachably receiving said hook.

2. A drapery hanger formed of spring metal having a plurality of looped portions biased toward each other to provide fabric receiving grooves between adjacent looped portions and supporting means comprising i a wire having a ring portion and a downwardly tion.

3. A drapery hanger comprising a single strip of metal having looped portions biased toward each other to provide gripping jaws, the looped portions being of greater cross and rearwardly projecting hook porseczition at the upper ends than at the lower en s.

4. A drapery hanger comprising a single strip of spring metal having looped portions biased toward each other to engage inserted fabric, the central looped portion extending beyond the looped portions at the SM; tAhBIeOf. h

rapery anger com risin a stri of metal provided with ldbped portion s forming gri ping jaws, one of said portions being provi ed with a rearwardly extending socket member, and a supporting member having an upwardly and forwardly projecting hook for detachably engaging 1n said socket member.

6. As an article of manufacture, a support for a drapery hanger formed of wire having a r1ng portion, a rearwardly and downwardlay projecting hook portion for engaging a at rod and a forwardly and upwardly proecting hook portion for engaging the hanger.

7. A drapery hanger formed of a strip of resilient sheet metal and composed of a ser1es of outwardly projecting looped portions vertlcally disposed and biased toward each other to form gripping jaws for holding pleated portions of a fabric between them, one of said looped portions being centrally disposed and at least one other looped portion being arranged on each side of the central portion, and means for slidably supporting said hanger from a rod.

8. A hanger as set forth in claim 7 in which the looped portions are largest near the top and taper to narrower portions toward the bottom.

HELEN P. JONES. 

